Schitt’s Creekthe Canadian phenomenon coming to Netflix
This Tuesday 31 December Netflix enriched its catalog with a series originally broadcast from 2015 to 2020 in Canada: Schitt’s Creek. His story is interesting to members of the Rose family : father Johnny, mother Moira, daughter Alexis and son David. One day, the latter lose their fortune after a scam. Now in ruins, they are forced to leave their imposing home. And of move to a small town which they had bought years earlier as a joke.
Until now, Schitt’s Creek it did not have the same popularity in France as in North America. But on the other side of the Atlantic it quickly became so one of the most popular series of the 2010s during its North American release. As reported by The Hollywood journalist At the time of its broadcast, the final season of the show was very strong. He collected on average more than 1 million viewers per episodecounting delayed views. Across the Atlantic, the series is considered cult.
A family affair
Schitt’s Creek was created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy. The latter is known for his role as Noah Levenstein in the films American cake. The two men also play two of the series’ main characters: Johnny and David Rose. At their side, Catherine O’Hara plays Moira e Anni Murphy plays Alexis.
Having been created by a father and his son, Schitt’s Creek also interested to family ties. As their world is turned upside down by the sudden loss of money and they must adjust to a completely different life, the Roses will discover the meaning of family.
A discrepancy that creates many comical situations
Schitt’s Creek also offers many comical situations. These are created mainly by the gap between the lifestyle the Roses were accustomed to and that of the inhabitants of their new city.
Over the course of the episodes Johnny, Moira, Alexis and David are confronted with the daily life of those who live far from wealth. And this difference places the family at the center, totally disconnected from this reality that it discovers so many absurd situations.
Schitt’s Creek is composed of 80 episodes of approximately thirty minutesdivided into six seasons.
Source: Cine Serie
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